Resources

Resources

Researchers at BRNZ are working hard to develop novel apps and tools to support New Zealanders in reducing their risk of neurological disease. Apps available for download to smart devices are universally accessible and are proving a powerful way to motivate people to reduce their risk.

We are also developing an interactive website that that will support people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment, which we aim to launch in 2018. Work is also underway to create online resources that will increase the awareness of dementia and dementia care in NZ, and standardise dementia resources across our public health and NGO sectors.

Tools and Apps

Stroke Riskometer App

Developed by BRNZ investigator Valery Feigin in collaboration with international leaders in stroke prevention, the Stroke Riskometer™ app is an award winning and easy-to-use tool for measuring your individual risk of a stroke in the next five to ten years. The Stroke Riskometer can calculate your stroke risk by evaluating a series of risk factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, lifestyle and other health factors that directly influence your likelihood of a stroke.

Stroke Riskometer is available on AppStore and GooglePlay.Click here to find out how to download the Stroke Riskometer App in your preferred language.

The Stroke Riskometer app is suitable for ages 20 to 90+ years old and has been endorsed by:

The World Stroke Organization

European Stroke Organization

World Federation of Neurology

International Association of Neurology and Epidemiology

Stroke.net.nz

Another tool developed by Prof Feigin and his collaborators at AUT is Stroke.net.nz, a website focused on self-managed rehabilitation. It features a series of videos on stroke care and rehabilitation available for a minimal cost. The videos demonstrate rehabilitation procedures – from muscle strengthening and fatigue management to bathing and walking – and show how to manage everyday life when recovering from a stroke. The practical demonstrations are accompanied by easy-to-understand explanations from health professionals.

The videos have already been tested by Dr Kelly Jones and her team at the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neuroscience at AUT in a controlled trial in six countries, and have proved highly acceptable.